Check your badder film from time to time!

[mdstuart]

Just noticed my film had some very small holes and scratches.

not as big as a pin [removed word] but definitely a hole so..

i decided to play safe and ditch it..

only spotted it when looking up the refractor tube without an eyepiece in.

Maybe I was being over cautious?

mark

[dweller25]

Hey - mind your language :eek: :grin:

Good point though

[jgs001]

You can never be over cautious. Well worth checking the film before fitting it to the scope, you'll see any holes that way with significantly less risk.

[Mark at Beaufort]

I always checked my glass filters each time I used them. I am over cautious with solar viewing so decided to buy a Lunt Herschel Wedge and so my Orion and Thousand Oaks Filters have now been put in a box and I doubt will be used again.

To be honest Mark if I was using Baader film and saw pin holes and scratches I would have binned the filter as well.

Mark

[Merlin66]

Geee,

Obviously the film should be checked regularly, but a small pin <..> would not pose a threat, just a possible loss of contrast.

My Baader film filters are stored in sealed boxes when not in use, they are almost ten years old and don't show any signs of deterioration. I think it comes down to good storage and handling techniques.

[JamesF]

I found a tiny hole in mine some time back. No idea where it came from. Must just have been careless handling on my part at some point. As it's right in the middle and would generally not contribute to the image my Mak produces anyhow I put a small piece of black electrical insulating tape over the hole from the inside. It's been fine ever since. Obviously I do now also check that the tape isn't about to come off

James

[Merlin66]

A small dab of Tipex (correction fluid) is known to work.........

[mdstuart]

Thanks everyone.

I am going to go for some new film as its not all that expensive anyway..

Mark

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[DirkSteele]

I have also heard that a small blob of tipex is away to remove the risk of pin holes in solar filters.

[Naemeth]

To be honest, I completely understand why you binned it and I probably would have done the same. The consequences of it going wrong are not at all pleasant.